HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAM!

 

My best friend from high school is celebrating her birthday today.  This is the card I made and sent to her.

 

The stamps are from the new Stampin' Up! Butterfly Basics set.  The picture doesn't show it but I stamped a "honeycomb" type design on the layer using River Rock ink as kind of a shadow.  The next step was to add the fern leaf.  I used Wild Wasabi ink and stamped it off once lightly before adding it.  I wanted it to appear to be behind the flower and since I would be coloring in the flower design, I didn't have to mask an area.  The flower was colored with Tangerine Tango and Wild Wasabi.  The Memory Box butterfly was the final touch before matting the design.

 

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THREE CARDS TODAY - Using Doilies

Card #1

The picture below shows my first attempt at casing a card I saw on Pinterest.  I loved the sentiment from the Stampin' Up! Butterfly Basics set.  The picture makes the sentiment look blurry.  I had the half of one doily already so used it and cut a circle of SU dp to add to it.  On an A2 size card, it didn't look right so I cut the card down on the top and bottom edge making it close to a square card.

 

I wasn't real happy with this card so...........

 

Card #2 

I took a second doily out but used more of it on the card which helped.  I changed the sentiment, SU dp and butterfly color used.  I also rounded the corners of the right hand edge to give it a softer look.  I liked this one much better.

 

Card #3 - My Favorite

My third try was a success.  I changed the card base to coordinate with the Island Indigo color in the dp.  The yellow butterfly was a nice bright finish.  While I was making cards this past weekend, I decided to start lining envelopes more often..........I have way too much paper and it really makes a wonderful presentation for the card. 

 

The doilies and dp used on these cards are from Stampin' Up!

 

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MEMORY BOX DIES

I embossed the front of this card first with the Dotted Swiss folder.  There are four different dies used to do the rest of the design......Zinnia Bouquet (98783), Zinnia Bouquet Background (99784), Solid Arch Background (98992) and Bubble Arch (90017).  I added the little bow of sheer white ribbon.

 

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GET WELL SOON

 

One of my friends from the Yahoo Group just had knee surgery and I wanted to send a card to her to let her know I was thinking of her and trying to brighten her day.   The Memory Box flowers were done on a piece of white card stock and then inserted behind the window opening of the front of the card.  The sentiment was stamped and then I used the Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags Die set to cut it out.

 

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THE PAPER PLAYERS #228, CAS-OLOGY CHALLENGE & NBUS CHALLENGE #3

 

I was busy making card yesterday and decided to make one for three more challenges. 

 

You can find all of the cards posted for the challenges here: The Paper Players Challenge #228,  CASology, and NBUS Challenge #3

 

I sponged the three colors onto the card stock and then stamped the sentiment over it with the black ink.  Using a Spellbinders Labels Eighteen I cut and embossed it.  This was added to the card front with foam dots.

 

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 NBUS Challenge #3

SPELLBINDERS FEATHERS - NBUS Challenge #3

 

 

 

Recently I became aware of a challenge called NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) and I have A LOT OF THAT!  Yesterday I made a card for a challenge and decided it would be fun to try another one -- this time for NBUS.

 

Feathers seem to be very popular right now and I had ordered the Spellbinders feather sets a while back.  But as I do so many times, they got set aside with a lot of other things that I have not used yet.

 

For inspiration I turned to Pinterest.  First I cut and embossed the feathers - 2 from one set and 1 from the other.  I sponged them with Stampin' Up! Crisp Cantelope and Brown Sugar inks. 

 

Next, I cut a piece of white card stock (4" x 5 1/4").  A couple of years ago I bought some "Cover-A-Card" cling background stamps from Impression Obsession.  The background on the top of the card was made using the "Scratches" stamp.........another item that had never been used.

 

I added a piece of Stampin' Up! burlap ribbon which was on my table and then stamped the "Happy Birthday" sentiment.  The cluster of feathers was attached and a bow made of "twine" was attached with a glue dot.

 

You can see the challenge here: NBUS Challenge #3  You may need to scroll down to see the qualifications to participate.

 

This card met the qualifications for the challenge but it also meets a request for a card that my mother needed for the husband of one of her granddaughters.  He is a hunter and I thought the feathers might be appropriate.

 

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PAINTED PETALS FOR PPA236

I had a card in mind to post today, but when I was reading my emails this morning I saw the message about the Pals Paper Arts Challenge first challenge for 2015.  It's been a long time since I've participated in any challenge but I knew it was one I could do and had a great idea for the stamped design.

This is another stamp from the Stampin' Up! Painted Blossoms stamp set.  First I went through my designer papers that coordinate with the Stampin' Up! card stock and found two colors that I love.  I stamped the design with Perfect Plum and Wild Wasabi.  The mat and little tags are made with those same colors.

 

When I started to put the card together, I decided to use the strip with the dots across from that same stamp set.  I have a Cuttlebug embossing folder that is a strip of dots that went so well with the stamped dots.

See all of the cards created for this challenge here:   PPA236: A Sketch Challenge

 

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